Brandon Turner is the co-host of the Bigger Pockets Podcast. He was recently in Seattle, WA for a real estate investing conference called PNW Badass Real Estate Expo. Brandon spoke on the first day of the conference about how to build our wealth through real estate investing and creating a financially free life. He says, “Our life is controlled by habits. We decide what habits we want to build.”

Here are Brandon Turner’s thoughts on how to create the life
you dream of through real estate investing:

1. Say No.

Top business professionals say no. When asked to do anything
new they say no. Focusing on too many things will not allow you to build
anything substantial. Everything you choose to do steals time away from what
you should be doing. When you are asked to do something, ask yourself – would I
do this tomorrow? It’s easy to say yes to something that is two weeks to a
month out, but if you put yourself in that situation, you have to be ready to
commit when the time comes.

You are the most important person in your life. Spend time
with yourself. Work on your goals and plans. Define your wildly important goal
(WIG) and go after it tenaciously.

Get other people involved in your success. Tell your friend the
goal you wish to attain and have weekly accountability meetings. Put together a
group of 3 to 4 like-minded people and structure an hour a week to plan and execute
those goals.

4. Gratitude.

Keep a journal and set time aside to feel grateful. Change
negative experiences into positive ones. Show gratefulness every day and give
generously.

Brandon’s words and demeanor struck a tone with me. I want
to implement these four disciplines into my practice.

If you have any questions or comments about this article, feel free to reach out to me: hthayer@rfmoc.com